Why Are the Giants and Jets Still Considered Underdogs?
The New York Giants and New York Jets are in good position to win the Super Bowl.
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If the NFL were based on a game of football, the Giants and Jets would be undefeated with two games remaining.
The New Jersey rivals aren’t going to win the Super Bowl. They’re in as good a position as any teams in the league right now.
Both teams are favored to win their first four games. They are also as deep as they’ve been with three players starting on the offense and two on the defense.
The Jets are 8-1 at home this season and the Giants are 5-2 at home.
These are the kinds of games you play every year in the NFL. The good teams win them but sometimes you struggle to get out of your own way.
The Giants and Jets are the kind of games you play every week. They’re not the only teams to run deep, but there are few teams at the bottom of the table that have both a good record and a bright future.
The Giants and Jets are the two teams to beat in January, but you would be right if you predicted they would win every game at home, leaving New York’s other home game to be a road game.
The best way to stay in the playoffs is to stay away from the rest of the teams that don’t win a lot.
With the way the Giants and Jets are constructed, it makes zero sense to assume they won’t win their other home game and play the Jets on the road in Week 17.
The Giants are 13-1 against the spread when playing at home this season.
The Giants won the NFC East with only 12 games to play. They are 17-12 even when the spread is correct. New York is 17-9 against the spread against the spread these last 15 years.
The Giants have played the most true road games in the NFL this season and won four of them by one point or less.
The Giants are 7-1 against the AFC East and 2-2 against the NFC East. The Giants have home games next against the Falcons, Eagles and Broncos.
New York’s schedule is very favorable to win their first four games. The Giants will continue to